Couples & family work
Most therapy is individual. But many of the issues women bring to us are relational — partnership shifts after a baby, family-of-origin patterns reactivating in motherhood, in-law conflict, parenting style mismatches. Sometimes the work needs the other person in the room.
Most major insurances accepted.
Don’t see your plan? We sign new contracts a few times a year — ask during intake and we’ll let you know if yours is being added soon.
How Couples works in our practice.
We offer couples therapy with both partners as primary clients (typically using EFT — Emotionally Focused Therapy — or Gottman Method) and family therapy when appropriate. Both are evidence-based modalities; we match you with a clinician trained in the format that fits.
Our most common engagement is hybrid: the woman does individual primary therapy, with periodic relational sessions including the partner. This format works because the systemic insights from individual therapy translate into the partnership without requiring the partner to be in long-term treatment.
Family-of-origin work — patterns from your parents and siblings showing up in your current relationships — is particularly active during motherhood transitions. Becoming a parent often surfaces unprocessed material from being parented. Our therapists treat that intergenerational material directly.
From first call to first session.
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Format clarity up front
First session establishes whether you're doing individual, couples, family, or hybrid — and who the primary client is. This affects confidentiality, billing, and how the work proceeds.
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Both perspectives, no sides
In couples or family work, the therapist holds the relational system. We don't take sides, even when one person is more obviously contributing to a pattern.
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Action between sessions
Relational change requires behavioral practice. Each session ends with something specific to try — a conversation, a boundary, a shared ritual.
Common questions about couples & family work.
Is couples therapy covered by insurance?+
Sometimes. Many plans cover couples therapy if there's a primary mental-health diagnosis (depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder); some don't. We verify coverage before your first session.
What if my partner won't come to therapy?+
You can do individual relational work alone. Bowenian self-differentiation and IFS both have specific approaches for working on a relationship with one partner present. Often the relationship shifts when one person changes.
Is family therapy the same as couples therapy?+
Different format — same evidence base. Family therapy includes children, parents, or extended family; couples therapy is two partners. Both treat the relational system rather than individuals in isolation.
Can we do couples therapy after infidelity?+
Yes — and we recommend a clinician with specific training in attachment injury (often EFT or Gottman). Recovery is possible but the work is longer and emotionally intense; planning matters.
Couples & family work is also referred to as couples therapy, marriage counseling, family therapy, EFT therapy, and Gottman therapy. Whatever you call it, our specialists treat it.
Often paired with this work.
Ready to start?
Same-week availability, in-network with major insurance, and a specialist who actually treats couples & family work as their main work.